US Citizen
Arkansas
Public high school, ~2,500 students
Hispanic female
English major
UW GPA: ~3.87
W GPA: 4.35 on a 4.0 scale
Test-optional
Applying RD
9 APs, AP Calc AB, AP Lang, AP Spanish Lit, AP Lit, AP World, APUSH, AP Bio, AP Spanish Lang, AP Gov. (Possibly notable: 9 Spanish courses, Spanish 1,2,3, AP Span Lang, AP Span Lit, Spanish for Business 1, Spanish for Business 2, Bilingual Community Service Learning 1, Bilingual Community Service Learning 2)
Awards:
-Scholastic Silver Key and Honorable Mention (x4) for Poetry
-Published as a topical winner in American High School Poets
-State fair grand champion of Fine Arts (x3)
-Pacemaker Literary Magazine Finalist
-Arkansas Scholastic Press Association Superior Rating for cover design
ECs:
Bilingual Community Service Learning Instructor
Mentor elementary students through development of heritage language skills, empower students through biliteracy and book reading in both English and Spanish, discuss daily activities in heritage language in order to promote Hispanic culture livelihood
Restaurant Server
Took orders, made drinks, input orders into POS system, delivered food to tables, followed up with customers, cleaned tables, swept floor, prepared condiments and beverages for next shift
Literary Magazine Contributor
Wrote various creative pieces including short stories and poetry, met with committee of authors and writers to critique work within a period of three to six months, designed cover art and order of pieces, prepared final version for production
Teaching and Grading Assistant
Grade and offer suggestions for students in the reading subject area, administer assessments and tests for reading comprehension, evaluate students’ daily success and update parents on student’s progress
Essays + Added arts supplement
In my opinion, I have an especially strong Personal Statement relating to my intended major using a personal anecdote regarding Emily Dickinson and a vanilla candle I found at Walmart in order to demonstrate my passion for English. Also, I submitted an arts supplement (I have taken professional figure drawing classes for 3 years and have an art mentor of 5 years).
Cost Constraints
Not too worried about this factor.
8-9% …
Highly Selective School, incoming class only approx 450 (Including recruited Athletes)…
You have decent credentials but it’s hard college to get into. You can try ED but given how ED results have been this year it still seems long reach.
Good luck
Thank you! Yeah, it’s definitely the longest reach out of all of my schools.
I think you sound like an excellent candidate. Did you participate or apply to their diversity program A2A?
I participated in the virtual A2A program in the fall!
That already shows that you are an interesting candidate to them. During your session did they mention if participation in the program increased an applicant’s chances of acceptance? 
They said they would take it into consideration, which I assume means increased chances?
If you look around here on CC you will find that in the past some A2A/DIVOH participants said they heard staff in the info sessions say it would increase chances.
D21 applied and participated in A2A, but she said the staff member (It may or may not have been an AO I cannot recall) in her session was asked if it increased chances and they said that it did not. Ultimately, she didn’t apply to Amherst College, but to Williams College and was accepted so we will never know.
Her sister, D18 was accepted to Amherst College, but did not apply to A2A. IMHO I have to believe that it does speak to the quality of you as an applicant and their interest in you, even if it is just in some small way since they don’t accept everyone. Congratulations and best of luck to you. Amherst College is such a special place
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